Unit of English Studies
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The English Skills Center
The English Skills Center is part of the Department of Material and Visual Culture, invites you to improve your English skills in writing, reading, speaking, and listening for academic and professional purposes. It will also assist faculty and administrative staff with their English needs.
The English Skills Center offers individual sessions with two of its lecturers from the English Unit and four native English speaking student tutors.
The English Skills Center will assist and support those students taking content-based courses in English as well as students taking regular language courses. The centre will also offer conversation groups in foreign languages which students can participate in, preparation for the TOEFL / IELTS exams and help in filling out forms in preparation for student exchanges. In addition, the centre will support and help faculty and administrative staff with their English needs -proofreading presentations, CV’s, research proposals, student letters of recommendation etc.
What can we offer you?
We will offer feedback on articles, grammar and conversation skills on a variety of topics. We will accompany and assist you while writing your English course assignments or giving class presentations. We will help you identify grammar, syntax or spelling problems but will not edit write or proofread your work.
You can receive help with any private English writing/speaking needs.
You can receive help with any private English writing/speaking needs.
These groups will take place with a minimum of 2 and maximum of 3 students practicing languages that you will need for your student exchanges. This will be undertaken by Bezalel student tutors who are native speakers in these languages.
Contact us at skillscenter@post.bezalel.ac.il to organize a group in the language you require.
All of the sessions are either 45 or 90 minutes long.
Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. This is also the case for changes/cancellations
The meetings will take place in the inner room of the Department of Visual and Material Culture.
Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance. This is also the case for changes/cancellations
The meetings will take place in the inner room of the Department of Visual and Material Culture.
The Team
We are experienced EFL teachers at Bezalel who teach at all levels
and have been involved in the planning of the new English Content Based Courses.
Joanna has been working in the field of English as a Foreign Language for 40 years and is the coordinator of the English unit at Bezalel and the Haredi branch of Bezalel. She has taught all levels of the language courses and this year she has been involved with the planning and assistance for students with their assignments from the content-based courses in English. She has a passion for art and design and enjoys keeping up with the field through working at Bezalel. She is very excited that the English Skills Center will be opening in January 2023 and we will have the opportunity to help not just students but also faculty and administration with their English skills and requirements .She looks forward to welcoming you at our new English Skills Center. Come and visit!
Judy Caspi has been teaching English at Bezalel for almost 15 years. Before that, she taught high school English for the Rural English Unit of the Ministry of Education .She enjoys working with adults and right now is involved in a program of private tutoring of Bezalel students, some of whom have finished their coursework at Bezalel but were not eligible for their degree without English. She was also involved in the new content-based course on the History of Modern Art. At Bezalel she has taught all the levels of English and art has always been her favorite field of interest. She hopes that you will come to the English Skills center and take advantage of all we have to offer.
Costs
For students up to four sessions are free of charge if connected with a specific English Course you are currently taking.
For private help (student exchange forms, preparation for TOEFL or IELTS exams etc.) students will pay 60 shekels for 45 minutes with a student tutor or 90 shekels with a lecturer. If you are part of a group of 2-3 students with similar needs and at the same level, you can request a meeting for small groups at a reduced price.
Faculty/Administration will pay 90 shekels for a 45-minute session with an English lecturer.
Conversation Groups
2 students 60 shekels for 45 minutes
3 students 50 shekels for 45 minutes
We would recommend a series of five meetings
For any questions or requests please contact: skillscenter@post.bezalel.ac.il
